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Wave of coups takes toll on AfCFTA

Without the chair of its council of ministers, the African Continental Free Trade Area needs to work fast to find a new captain. [...]

Published on 12/09/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Former President Mahamadou Issoufou's fingerprints all over Niger coup

Whether President Bazoum's predecessor played a part in the July coup continues to generate considerable speculation in West African capitals. Yet although Issoufou denies any sort of role, his closeness to junta leader Tchiani remains indisputable.

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Niger coup: behind the scenes of ECOWAS closed door discussions

ECOWAS member state presidents have held numerous informal consultations since the coup in Niger on 26 July, but are finding it difficult to coordinate their response. Many leaders are at the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg, and furthermore, ECOWAS has no clear means of taking action against the coup plotters.

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ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja in February 2023.

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Bazoum struggles to emancipate himself from predecessor Issoufou

President Mohamed Bazoum and his predecessor Mahamadou Issoufou have been friends and comrades-in-arms for more than three decades. They remain on good terms, but behind the scenes the ex-president continues to have a major say in the running of the country despite Bazoum's efforts to replace Issoufou loyalists with his own in top state jobs.

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Former Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and his successor Mohamed Bazoum.

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